Course Announcements
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10/13/25
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1. Programming Assignment 3 has been posted.
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10/11/25
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1. Solutions for Study Question Set 3 have been posted. Note that this set anticipates some of the discussion of numerical robustness of LU factorization when it mentions terms such as conditioning and element growth. These will be clarified in the numerical error lectures after the least squares problem lectures.
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2. Monday's lecture will start on the vital discussion of pivoting and factorization from a transformation point of view and then from a practical data structure and efficient implementation point of view. It is important to prepare by reading the notes/slides. The detailed example of using a single 2d array to implement LU without pivoting is left as a reading exercise. It is recommended as the first step of your preparation for the next programming assignment that will cover solving linear systems.
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3. Those wishing to discuss Exam 1 after reviewing the posted solutions are encouraged to make an appointment, with me or Jonathan, as soon as possible, preferably this week.
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10/10/25
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1. Solutions for Exam 1 have been posted.
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10/9/25
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1. Several codes for Program 2 on sparse matrix-vector products and sparse data structures have been posted.
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10/5/25
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1. Set 7 of the class notes has been posted.
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2. Set 7 is fairly long and detailed. It is a reading assignment to read ahead in preparation for the lectures.
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3. Study Question Set 3 has been posted.
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10/2/25
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1. Exam 1 on Thursday October 9, 2025 from 6:30PM to 8:30PM will be given in the usual classroom 106 LOV.
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2. Solutions for Study Question Set 2 have been posted.
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10/1/25
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1. Study Question Set 2 has been posted.
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9/29/25
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1. Comments and codes for Programming Assignment 1 have been posted.
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9/26/25
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1. Programming Assignment 2 has been posted.
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2. Set 5 on integer representations is a reading assignment. Set 6 will be the subject of lectures with appropriate references given Set 5.
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3. Information about Exam 1 and the Final Exam have been posted.
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9/23/25
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1. Three references have been posted. You are not required to read them but the two papers are useful and related to the lectures and class material. The IEEE Floating Point Standard provides a reference for all of the details associated with the options in FP representation and arithmetic.
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9/18/25
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1. Sets 5 and 6 of the class notes have been posted.
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9/15/25
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1. Set 4 of the class notes has been posted.
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9/11/25
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1. Program 1 has been posted.
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9/10/25
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1. The solutions for Study Question Set 1 have been posted.
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9/3/25
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1. Study Question Set 1 has been posted.
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8/29/25
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1. Set 3 of the class notes has been posted.
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8/25/25
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1. The class syllabus has been posted.
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2. Sets 0, 1 and 2 have been posted.
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3. A description of the format for submitting program solutions has been posted.
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4. Example program solutions have been posted.